The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-12-01

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pstuS1 bsaxof e blossoms ~ ffulA ~
fruit tssteo not unliko ~ tnQsk me1oa
with 1 dash ok sugar over n Il u eatee
raw = doeserS fruit oe boiled and
served q . oauco. The milky juico of
the unripe fruit Or ~ pswderSd see1s
makes the most e1aoociouo vormifuko
known. This milky juice 4 used IN tie
West Indies = cosmetic 70 remove
freckloo, and b oaid to have The remark.
able property Of making Tie toughest
meat tender II immersed n H. and this
would suggest the papaw - . valuable
tree In boarding -house back yards.
9The leaves are said 70 have the proper
Ties Of sosp. A tempting fruit ID the
custard apple, though insipid = 70 flavor.
OF rich color and fragrant odor, it d de-
cidedly! ornamental, and In Peru b ~
teeme1 mot inferior to any fruit. The
pulp Of the apple resembles custard, from
which Il derives its name. The coil Of
Florida suits Il well. The guava grows
ON an evergreen shrub, and . propagated
by suckers or from the seed. II 10 lndi.
genous to Brazil and the West Indies,
where some seventeen varieties are
found. Three or four Of these varieties
ere successfully cultivated in Florida.
The fruit ID about the size Of hons egg.
A smooth, light yellow skin Govern .
juicy, many-seeded pulp Of reddish color
(some varieties have Q cream-colored
pulp) and ofe delicious flavor, aromatic
and pleasantly acid. In Cuba and Brazil
the famous guava jelly is made In large
quantities and ID an article Of export.
Covered with urn-shaped scarlet
6owers, there are few more showy plants
than . pomeeranats bush, for 4 can
Persia and Syria, It thrives in the land Of
flowers. A gourd-like shell incloses ;
mass Of reddish pulp, not unlike that Of
the shaddock. This pulp ID full Of seeds
and tastes very like the red currant Of
the Northern kitchen gardens. The
fruit, which 10 spherical IN shape, 10 Of .
pale yellow color with 4 blush of red on
Its cheeks. While the fruit ID not pop
ular favorite, its acidity Is very refreshing
and the flowers and rind possess medici-
nal qualities, being powerfully astringent.
II ripens from July to December.
South Of 80e, wherever the soil 10 moist
and rich and the exposure 10 warm, the
banana will grow. The variety appa-
rently best suited to the coil is-one grow.
ing to the height Of about eight feet.
There are many reasons why the banana
should be carefully cultivated in Florida.
The fruit 10 always in demand, and com-
munication to the Northern cities ID
rapid. Then 1t II afeeder-that is, plants
itself after 1t gets start, and planta-
ton properly set out will last forever.
The plants In the beginning should be
about ten feet apart, and their rapid In
crease will soon cover the ground. Each
plant bears one bunch Of fruit season.
In the tropics the banana is looked
upon as valuable article Of subsistence,
and often takes the place Of bread. It ID
said an acre Of this fruit will yield -
much food as 180 acres Of wheat or forty
five Of potatoes.
In some Of the gardens Of st. Angus
tine you viii see the date palm with its
ever green and graceful branches. Al
the tree grows finely It appears that its
cultivation would have good result. In
Asia the clusters Of fruit often weigh
fifteen pounds. In addition to these
children Of the tropics, all the fruits Of
the United States find . congenial home
on Florida soil, and when you see and
taste these fruits, enjoying ct the same
time most delightful climate. you will
sympsthize with the desperate struggles
Of gallant Osceola to preserve this happy
hunting-ground from the clutches of the
white invader. JAS. O. PLuMNER.